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PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. It's frightening how many people simply don't understand
Mon Oct 9, 2017, 04:25 AM
Oct 2017

the real meaning of the Confederate flag.

It's a symbol not merely of rebellion but of real traitorism. Displaying that flag says you oppose the current government of your country. It is exactly like displaying the Nazi flag in Germany.

I wish that the display of that flag had been outlawed immediately after the Civil War. It needs to be seen as the real contempt for this country that it is. Sadly, those who support that flag are those who do not understand BLM or the taking to the knee during the National Anthem. They engage in a knee-jerk and thoughtless "patriotism" and give zero thought to what genuine patriotism entails.

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